Brick paver vs mason

The differences between brick pavers and masons can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a brick paver and a mason. Additionally, a brick paver has an average salary of $50,666, which is higher than the $43,974 average annual salary of a mason.

The top three skills for a brick paver include hand tools, and . The most important skills for a mason are masonry, scaffolding, and safety regulations.

Brick paver vs mason overview

	Brick Paver	Mason
Yearly salary	$50,666	$43,974
Hourly rate	$24.36	$21.14
Growth rate	-2%	-2%
Number of jobs	156	15,057
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Brick paver vs mason salary

Brick pavers and masons have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Brick Paver	Mason
Average salary	$50,666	$43,974
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $72,000	Between $28,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Pella
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between brick paver and mason education

There are a few differences between a brick paver and a mason in terms of educational background:

	Brick Paver	Mason
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Brick paver vs mason demographics

Here are the differences between brick pavers' and masons' demographics:

	Brick Paver	Mason
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%	Male, 78.7% Female, 21.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% Asian, 1.7% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 2.1% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	1%	1%

Differences between brick paver and mason duties and responsibilities

Brick paver example responsibilities.

Manage and run small crew to complete jobs.
Operate heavy machinery, shoveled/racked asphalt, make calculations.
Repair and/or replace foundations in various parts of Shreveport/Bossier.

Mason example responsibilities.

Manage and run small crew to complete jobs.
Perform masonry functions associate with constructing residential and commercial buildings in the Philadelphia area.
Mix mortar, cut stone, laid pavers, dig drainage, plant trees, etc ....
Build retaining, residential walls with CMU (concrete blocks), stone, brick, pave and slate.
Used construction blueprints to layout formwork.
Clean tools, shovels, and wheelbarrows.

Brick paver vs mason skills

Common brick paver skills

Hand Tools, 100%

Common mason skills

Masonry, 33%
Scaffolding, 14%
Safety Regulations, 9%
Dump Truck, 5%
Retaining Walls, 4%
Windows, 4%